...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
and warned that, if immediate steps are not taken, the commercial hub of the country could slip into a bigger crisis.
"Taliban are running a state within the state," the MQM parliamentary leader said.
Mr Sattar was speaking at a seminar on negotiations with Taliban and operation Zarb-e-Azb. The seminar was organised by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI).
The MQM parliamentary leader further stated that bully boyz and their sympathisers had made transactions of around Rs1.25 billion in various banks of Karachi, but the state was not paying any heed to this important issue.
Mr Sattar said that the whole nation is standing by the troops waging war against Taliban in North
Wazoo.